THE PUFF PISCATORIAL. 213 
WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE SWAN INN, 
FULHAM? 
(Ferry House, Putney Brine). 
Sunday dinner, half-past one, 1s—tea, 9d.—London 
articles at London prices—civility gratis. 
Boats, fishing, lovely walks. Omnibuses every ten 
minutes from London to Putney Bridge. Home 
easy, comfortable and happy, and cost less money. 
You will then exclaim— 
‘ Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious 
summer.’ 
EDWIN JOHN PAGE, Proprietor.” 
We shall certainly devote our first vacant Sun- 
day afternoon to a trial visit to Mr. Page's estab- 
lishment of many attractions, and, as this will pro- 
bably not be before December, we shall at least 
have an opportunity of testing the efficacy of 
that portion of the carte which relates to a desir- 
able modification in the programme of the clerk of 
the weather. 
We have elsewhere referred to the “ puff oblique,” 
which, if somewhat less open and flagrant than its 
two congeners, is, as a system, proportionately more 
reprehensible and disingenuous. The system we 
allude to is that of fishing-tackle manufacturers pub- 
